Patents by Inventor Marko HONKANEN

Marko HONKANEN has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11327356
    Abstract: A light guide (100) comprises a light guide plate (110) with an illumination region (111). The light guide plate has a first main surface (112) and a second main surface (113) opposite to the first main surface, and comprises an out-coupling arrangement (120) for coupling light (150) propagating in the light guide plate out of the light guide plate through the first and/or the second main surface in the illumination region. The out-coupling arrangement comprises first out-coupling stripes (121) extending over the illumination region, each first out-coupling stripe defining a horizontal extension of a first light channel (141) in the light guide plate and being configured to couple light propagating substantially in a first direction along the first light channel, out of the light guide plate. Adjacent first out-coupling stripes are separated by an intermediate region (124) with light coupling properties substantially different from those of the first out-coupling stripes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NANOCOMP OY LTD
    Inventors: Marko Parikka, Marko Honkanen, Joni Orava
  • Publication number: 20210048707
    Abstract: A light guide (100) comprises a light guide plate (110) with an illumination region (111). The light guide plate has a first main surface (112) and a second main surface (113) opposite to the first main surface, and comprises an out-coupling arrangement (120) for coupling light (150) propagating in the light guide plate out of the light guide plate through the first and/or the second main surface in the illumination region. The out-coupling arrangement comprises first out-coupling stripes (121) extending over the illumination region, each first out-coupling stripe defining a horizontal extension of a first light channel (141) in the light guide plate and being configured to couple light propagating substantially in a first direction along the first light channel, out of the light guide plate. Adjacent first out-coupling stripes are separated by an intermediate region (124) with light coupling properties substantially different from those of the first out-coupling stripes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Nanocomp Oy Ltd
    Inventors: Marko Parikka, Marko Honkanen, Joni Orava
  • Patent number: 10620360
    Abstract: A light guide having a light guide body plate having a plurality of elongated light channels extending substantially parallel to each other; the light guide having an out-coupling arrangement for coupling light propagating in the light channels out of the light guide body plate through the first and/or the second main surface. In a horizontal transverse direction, each light channel is confined between two confining stripes formed of a solid confining material having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index, confining stripes between two adjacent light channels having a height less than the thickness of the light guide body plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NANOCOMP OY LTD
    Inventors: Marko Parikka, Marko Honkanen
  • Publication number: 20190051254
    Abstract: A light guide having a light guide body plate having a plurality of elongated light channels extending substantially parallel to each other; the light guide having an out-coupling arrangement for coupling light propagating in the light channels out of the light guide body plate through the first and/or the second main surface. In a horizontal transverse direction, each light channel is confined between two confining stripes formed of a solid confining material having a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index, confining stripes between two adjacent light channels having a height less than the thickness of the light guide body plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: NANOCOMP OY LTD
    Inventors: Marko PARIKKA, Marko HONKANEN